Ward Meade Historic Site
1870s mansion, town square with drug store, general store, school, livery stable, barn, botanic garden citysearch.com
Kansas Historical Society
The Kansas Historical Society's Museum Store offers a large selection of books and gifts related to Kansas history and the settling of the American West. Find more than 600 book titles and a large sample of gifts. Many ar... museumsusa.org
The Capitol Building
Under construction for thirty-seven years, the Capitol building was completed in 1903 at a cost of $3,200,588.92. It was considered among the most architecturally handsome buildings in the nation. At a height of 304 feet, the K... hmdb.org
Kansas Museum Of History
Award-winning exhibits on the state's colorful past fill the spacious main gallery at the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka. Some of the attractions include a full-sized Cheyenne tipi, a fully stocked covered wagon... americanheritage.com
Kansas State Historical Society
The mission of the Kansas State Historical Society is to identify, collect, preserve, interpret, and disseminate materials and information pertaining to Kansas history in order to assist the public in understanding and ap... museumland.net
Kansas Historical Society
The Kansas Historical Society's Museum Store offers a large selection of books and gifts related to Kansas history and the settling of the American West. Find more than 600 book titles and a large sample of gifts. Many ar... museumsusa.org
Capital Of Kansas
Topeka was founded in 1854 at the site of Papan's Ferry where a branch of the Oregon Trail crossed the Kansas river as early as 1842. Anti-slavery leaders framed the Topeka Constitution, 1855, in the first attempt to organize a... hmdb.org
Charles Curtis
On these steps on August 18, 1928 and on the North Steps four years later Senator Charles Curtis was formally notified that he had been nominated to be the Republican candidate for Vice-President of the United States hmdb.org
Charles Curtis
Son of the Kansa Nation Shawnee County Attorney Congressman U.S. Senator Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis 1860 - 1936 hmdb.org
Home Of Charles Curtis
Home of Charles Curtis Vice President United States 1928-1932 The Charles Curtis House - 1878 hmdb.org
Kansas History
The first Spanish explorers arrived in Kansas in 1541, followed by Lewis and Clark in 1804. Westward migration brought the first white settlers - government agents in 1808 and missionaries in 1825. Oil and gas were discovered i... hmdb.org
Mission Kitchen Garden
In the 1850s most Americans were farmers. They relied heavily on kitchen gardens to feed their families. These plots contained herbs and vegetables used for food, medicine, and dying cloth. Yarrow was used to treat colds and or... hmdb.org
Potawatomie Baptist Manual Labor Training School
Student farm labor was intended to make this boarding school self-supporting. The building, completed in the spring of 1850, housed approximately ninety Indian children. Eleven years later, the school was closed due to funding ... hmdb.org
The Kansa Tribe
The Kansa tribe inhabited the Kansas River Valley, where it was first encountered by European traders in the early 18th century. Centered around a number of villages, Kansa society possessed a clearly demarcated social structur... hmdb.org
Trails Across Kansas
Kansas is a land of trails. Even before Kansas became a state in 1861, many people and animals traveled through the area. It is the north-south route for migratory birds. Elk and bison cut paths looking for rivers and other wat... hmdb.org
Gem Building
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior November 1, 2006 and on the Register of Historic Kansas Places by the State of Kansas August 26, 2006 Constructed by Fr... hmdb.org
Ad Astra Dedication Ceremony
The Ad Astra sculpture on the Capitol dome was dedicated on Monday, November 4, 2002. The ceremony began with the blessing of the sculpture by Badger Wahwassuck of the Potawatomi Nation. Anna Bergen-Kamerer, granddaughter of th... hmdb.org